It's so cool that now green is cool, because kids, it's getting warm in here -- and Napa has noticed. As the region makes 90% of the wine consumed in the US, what they do and how they do it affects us all on some level. It's a...read more

... is economic -- can you sustain a healthy bottom line?  Would hand-hoeing all 26 acres be a sustainable practice?  No.  The other part is sustainable soil, landscape and planet.  The one thread that runs through all of our sustainable farming philosophy is low inputs.  If we have a healthy, thriving soil ... subject with a great glass of sustainable wine...

I was talking to a local photographer today on the phone who is starting a pinot vineyard in Graton, and I know a bunch of other prospective growers check in once in a while so this link is for you . It comes from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service and it outlines the benefits and methods of farming sustainably with cover crops. Bottom line is that it is a cost saver...

“Insatiable is not sustainable.” Water from Fiji Island, meat from Illinois, salami from...

How leading vineyards are applying new practices With the move to sustainable viticulture gaining strength, the question of vineyard equipment comes up...

Came across the transcript of an interesting address on the science of sustainable agriculture that John Williams of Frog's Leap Winery gave at the 2003 meeting of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. (Yes, it's not breaking news...

The Guida Vini d'Italia has launched a prize for sustainable viticulture...

... with organic wine-writing. Both are sustainable and neither allows the use of man made scores. After...

Steffen Christmann, who has been unanimously elected president of the VDO association in Germany (Verband der Prädikatsweingüter), plans to implement the classification programme rigorously. The 42-year-old president also plans to focus on VDP members becoming more sensitive to the topic of sustaina

California wineries becoming more committed to sustainable practices, a few wineries are working to spread the news and the experience to the public. Kunde Estate Winery in the Sonoma Valley leads four-hour hiking tours of its 1,850 estate acres from spring through fall. The “eco tours” of its vineyards, oak woodlands, chaparral, native grasslands and riparian and aquatic habitats cover about...